Fire Shelter Inventor Says New Design Will Save Lives On Front Lines Of Wildfires

The inventor of a new fire shelter says his design is going to save lives as the last line of defense on the front lines of a wildfire. More than a year ago, 19 firefighters who were part of an elite hotshot crew lost their lives in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona when their fire shelters couldn’t withstand the inferno. Ever since that tragedy, Jim Moseley has worked to come up with a better fire shelter. The Arizona inventor believes his solution, which includes technology from NASA’s space shuttle, seems to hold strong. He says the blanket can withstand head up to 3,000 degrees, which would be three times more effective than firefighters’ current gear. “I was at the Reno Fire Show last week and most of the fire chiefs on the West Coast were completely blown away.,” he said. He says the U.S. Forest Service is currently testing his product...more